[FRIAM] Political compass teest

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On 10/12/20 9:12 AM, Steve Smith wrote:
> uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ wrote:
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>> sunday: Economic Left/Right: -8.75
>> Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92
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>> monday: Economic Left/Right: 7.75
>> Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 5.9
> Can you name these two humunculii who took these tests?

Yes. The first one was my anarcho-syndicalist (not his buddy who thinks social democracy is reasonable, but the one who actually believes there is such a thing as "libertarian" and thinks social democracy is a stepping stone to authority). The 2nd one is a model I made of a local small business owner with whom I had an excellent, free ranging, ~3 hour discussion with on Saturday. He runs the new cider taproom in downtown Olympia, used to organize male and female sports events for some college, also runs an arcade somewhere, etc. At the start of the conversation, not knowing anything about me, he began with the standard "liberal" attitudes. By the end of it, he was revealed to be a fairly *reasonable* right winger who accepts that most people are liberal. The conversation sampled a huge space, from violence in the streets, to how to raise children, gay marriage, drinking venue strategies for attracting legislators while "in session", etc. We got along very well and agreed on almost everything. I could easily *be* him if I'd lived his life.

> I tried to self-reflect (after reading your analysis here) on what
> direction or in what manner, taking this test and comparing results with
> others here suggests.   Did I become *more* Liberal/Anti-Authoritarian
> through the process?  Or did I react to the score I got and recalibrate
> myself?   No clear answer.

The test is inherently reflective, designed to change you. I've been taking it in some form or other since college, when someone accused me of being a Libertarian and, hence, began going to their meetings. It seems closely akin to what "talk therapists" and cults do. Ask the right questions, in the right way, and you'll get the answers you want. What I find irritating is the belief that what I (or some other nutjob) *say(s)* they think/believe maps to what I (or some other nutjob) will *do*.

FWIW, I don't actually *care* that it's propaganda and influential ... I'd just like everyone to engage their executive function while being manipulated. I like my slaves to *know* they're slaves. >8^D

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